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| Sesame Street | |||||||
| The Count counts all the suggestions he gives to Maria about resting | |||||||
| Air date | January 7, 1977 | ||||||
| Season | Season 8 (1976-1977) | ||||||
| Written by | David Korr | ||||||
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SCENE 1 | As the evening winds down on Sesame Street, Maria tries to study at the Fix-it Shop, though her headache is making it difficult. The Count arrives to count some nails, but instead decides to give her a few helpful tips in nursing her headache. He ends up counting each of his remedies as he lists them, and Maria believes the Count is only doing this so he has something to count and doesn't care about her issue at all. She tells him to leave, stating it might make her feel better. The Count exits, sadly hoping that Maria feels better soon, as she gives the Count's recommendations a try. |
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Cartoon | Q for Quiet Artist: John Korty (First: Episode 0441) |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Kermit asks Trey if he's seen a letter Q before. At first Trey denies it, but eventually draws one in the air with his finger. (First: Episode 0440) |
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Cartoon | Hypnotic "Q" rainbow (First: Episode 0440) |
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SCENE 2 | Outside, the Count monologues that he does care about Maria's headache; he simply got carried away again by his habit. He sulks, saying that he sometimes wishes he never learned how to count due to the trouble it can cause. Maria, now feeling better, overhears the Count and apologizes, thanking him for his advice and rewards him with a "thank you" kiss (which he happily counts). |
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Cartoon | A black cat chases after a white bird, until a white lion steps in. Artists: The Hubleys (First: Episode 0255) |
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Film | A rhino and her baby (First: Episode 0408) |
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Muppets | Ernie & Bert — Ernie stacks cups and saucers in order to count them, making Bert quite nervous. Luckily, they're glued together. (First: Episode 0586) |
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Cartoon | In rhyme, a man points out animals who stole and/or ruined his clothing. (First: Episode 0778) |
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Muppets / Celebrity | Lena Horne and the Anything Muppets sing an upbeat version of "The Alphabet Song." (First: Episode 0575) |
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Cartoon | "Bumble Ardy #9" -- Young Bumble Ardy invites nine pigs to his birthday party while his mother, Sweet Adeline, is away. (First: Episode 0283) |
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Cast | No matter how you arrange these nine people, they're still nine people. (First: Episode 0413) |
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Cartoon | Jazz #9 (First: Episode 0137) |
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Cartoon | A story of a man who hates frogs (voiced by Daws Butler), until his swamp becomes infested with flies. (First: Episode 0387) |
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Film | Folk song: Have You Ever Been To The Farm? (First: Episode 0138) |
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Cartoon | The long rattlesnake thinks he's better than the short one, until the short one outsmarts him by making him bite his own tail. "Wanna borrow my snakebite kit?" Artist: Bud Luckey |
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Film | Old Time Movies: Anne Meara narrates a silent film about an automobile that can be either long or short. (First: Episode 0521) |
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Cast | Maria as Chaplin gets their suspenders stuck on a wall while reaching for the door, demonstrating long, longer, and longest. (First: Episode 0786) |
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Cartoon | A cleaning lady (reminiscent of Carol Burnett's character) wanders into a music rehearsal room, plays each instrument, and puts all the sounds back into the wrong instruments. (First: Episode 0774) |
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Cast | Two kids cooperate on putting on smocks for painting. (First: Episode 0284) |
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Cartoon | Speech Balloon: T for train (First: Episode 0022) |
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Film | Joe Raposo: What Babies Are Called (First: Episode 0096) |
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Cartoon | T for typewriter and toe Artist: John Korty (First: Episode 0506) |
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Muppets | Ernie & Bert — At the movies, Ernie reacts to a sad, funny, scary movie, to Bert's embarrassment and the annoyance of the other viewers. (First: Episode 0627) |
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SCENE 3 | Maria asks Spencer, Laurie, Jenny, and Heather what kinds of things frighten them. Big Bird joins them and claims not to be afraid of anything, but Maria tells him that it's okay to be afraid of some things. Big Bird admits to being scared of the dark, alligators, Bad Barney bullying him, and other things. The one thing he isn't afraid of now, though, is admitting his fears. |
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Cartoon | Do you know what it's like to be scared? (First: Episode 0547) |
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Muppets | Simon Soundman sings a song about finding a (MEOW!) stuck in a tree. (First: Episode 0406) |
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Cartoon | La t minuscula (First: Episode 0376) |
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Film | The sign CLOSED spins around. |
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Cartoon | T for top Artist: Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 0298) |
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Film | A man makes a shadow puppet of a rabbit. (First: Episode 0614) |
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Muppets | Sesame Street News Flash: Pinocchio — Kermit interviews Pinocchio. (First: Episode 0910) |
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SCENE 4 | While David tries to build a shelf support in the yard, Biff takes the opportunity to demonstrate "long" and "short." Biff thinks he'll need the use of a folding ruler, a carpenter's square, and other tools, but David shows him there's no need as he has a short piece of wood and a long piece of wood. Biff finds the simple approach so fascinating that he leaves so he can get Sully in on the action. |
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Cartoon | Building a dog house is easy if you have a ruler. (First: Episode 0630) |
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SCENE 4 cont'd | Biff has dragged Sully out of bed just to show him David's demonstration. David tries to point out that Sully correctly guessed which piece was the short one when asked by Biff, but Biff credits it to "beginner's luck" and continues to educate Sully, telling him that he can sleep on the job tomorrow instead. |
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Cartoon | Children describe how to draw an elephant. (First: Episode 0052) |
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Film | A man makes a shadow puppet of an elephant. (First: Episode 0593) |
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Muppets | Sesame Street pageants: Prairie Dawn directs the cast in a pageant about the face. Ernie talks about eyes, Cookie Monster talks about the mouth, Bert and Grover talk about ears, and Herry Monster talks about the nose. At the end of the pageant, they assemble a picture of a face. (First: Episode 0711) |
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SCENE 5 | At Hooper's Store, Big Bird asks David for a paper towel so he can wipe off his feet after stepping in a mud puddle. Outside, he encounters Sherlock Hemlock trying to solve his latest conundrum: "The Case of the Mysterious Mud Puddle Monster!" The detective observes some strange three-toed footprints along the street, emanating from a nearby mud puddle. Big Bird recognizes the puddle as the one he just stepped in, but Sherlock interprets this as Big Bird making the monster mad enough to leave his puddle. They see that the "Monster's" footprints lead right into Hooper’s, but since Big Bird didn't see it, Sherlock assumes the Mud Puddle Monster must be invisible as well. Big Bird begins to panic when he learns that the "Monster" must still be inside since there are no footprints coming out of the store and calls for David, but David sets the record straight on whose prints they really are. Sherlock thinks he has finally solved the case: Big Bird must be the Mud Puddle Monster! Sherlock exits, satisfied with his cleverness as David and Big Bird argue whether Big Bird is the supposed "Monster." |
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Cartoon | Ralph asks Marvin what would happen if he didn't have a mouth, a nose and ears. (First: Episode 0468) |
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SCENE 5 cont'd | Big Bird convinces himself that he's the Mud Puddle Monster (since he believes Sherlock is so smart). David continues to convince him otherwise as Big Bird makes his way to his nest to settle in for sleep. Sherlock announces the sponsors, and the credits roll. |
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CLOSING SIGNS | David holds the Sesame Street sign, and Kermit and a kid hold the Children's Television Workshop sign. |
Notes[]
- The first two scenes were later remade for Episode 2546 with Gina working at Hooper's Store in place of Maria. Scene 5 would later be adapted and expanded for 1978's The Sesame Street Bedtime Storybook.
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